The ConflictAndDeleted folder size may exceed its configured limitation in Windows Server 2003

Symptoms

In Windows Server 2003, the size of the ConflictAndDeleted folder may exceed its configured limitation. By default, the limitation of the ConflictAndDeleted folder is 660 megabytes (MB). When this problem occurs, the ConflictAndDeleted folder may exhaust available disk space on the volume on which the folder resides. Additionally, the Distributed File System (DFS) Replication service cannot replicate any files.

Cause

This problem occurs because the ConflictAndDeletedManifest.xml file is corrupted. This file stores information about the current contents of the ConflictAndDeleted folder. The DFS Replication service writes to the ConflictAndDeletedManifest.xml file when files are added or removed from the ConflictAndDeleted folder.

Resolution

To resolve this problem, delete the contents of the ConflictAndDeleted folder and the ConflictAndDeletedManifest.xml file by using WMIC commands. To do this, dump the GUID of the replicated folder that contains the corrupted file.

Dump the GUID of the Replicated Folders on the member that has the corrupted ConflictAndDeletedManifest.xml file. To do this, follow these steps:

Depending on the size of the ConflictAndDeleted directory, this may take a few minutes. If no conflicts or deletions are occurring when you run the command, the ConflictAndDeleted directory will be empty and the ConflictAndDeletedManifest.xml will be deleted. If conflicts or deletions are occurring when you run the command, some files will remain in the ConflictAndDeleted folder, including the ConflictAndDeletedManifest.xml file. However, the size will be much smaller and the total size of the ConflictAndDeleted folder will be below the quota high water mark.

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.